HomeMy WebLinkAbout155 - 11/18/2003 - AMENDING THE CITY CODE RELATING TO STORMWATER FEES ORDINANCE NO. 155, 2003
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26, ARTICLE VII,DIVISION 2
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RELATING TO STORMWATER FEES
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6, of the
Charter of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, to by ordinance from time to time fix, establish,
maintain and provide for the collection of such rates, fees or charges for utility services furnished
by the City as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the costs expenses and other obligations of
the such utility, as set forth therein; and
WHEREAS,Section 26-511(a)of the Code of the City of Fort Collins,requires that the City
manager analyze the operating and financial records of the stormwater utility during each calendar
year and recommend to the City Council the stormwater fees to be in effect for the following year;
and
WHEREAS,Section 26-514 of the Code provides that the Director of the stormwater utility
shall determine the stormwater fee rate that shall apply to each specific lot or parcel of land based
on runoff coefficient, rate factor, base rate and square footage as set forth in this Section; and
WHEREAS, on August 21, 2001, the City Council adopted Resolution 2001-93 approving
the Stormwater Financing Plan,which identified the need for future stormwater fee increases to fully
fund the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the stormwater system facilities; and
WHEREAS, consistent with the Stotmwater Financing Plan, the City Manager has
recommended to the City Council those adjustments to the stormwater base rate for the stormwater
utility fee for the billing year beginning January 1, 2004, as set out hereinbelow.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Section 26-514(3) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-514. Determination of stormwater utility fee.
(3) The base rate for the stormwater utility fee shall be$0.0041454 per square
foot per month for all areas of the city.
Section 2. That Section 26-516 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-516. Billing for stormwater utility fee.
(a) The stormwater utility fee shall be billed and collected with the monthly
utility bill for those lots or parcels of land utilizing city utilities and billed and
collected separately as stormwater utility fees for those lots or parcels of land and
owners thereof not utilizing other city utilities. All such bills for stormwater utility
fees shall be rendered monthly by the Financial Officer and shall become due and
payable in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Financial Officer
pertaining to the collection of utility fees.The Financial Officer shall place all such
fees collected into the storm drainage fund to be deposited and separately kept as a
fund to be used only for the purposes stated herein.
(b) Service connection fees and other miscellaneous fees for servicing and
maintaining a customer's account shall be as set forth in § 26-712(b).
Section 3. That the amendments to Chapter 26 of the City Code contained herein shall
go into effect on January 1, 2004.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 4th day of
November, A.D. 2003, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of November, A.D.
2003.
Mayor
EST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 18th day of November, A.D. Q03.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk i<�e